Orphans & helpless victims of the “Anglophone Crisis”

The conflict in the North Western region of Cameroon has already caused numerous deaths and I really hope the decision our government took today will ease and even end this situation…

The Prime Minister Philemon Yang announces the disbursement of 12BillionFCFA as special humanitarian emergency fund to assist the people of the North West and South West Regions hit by anglophone crisis.Schools, hospitals,house, and other infrastructures will be reconstructed…. pic.twitter.com/uCRQ76AGTo

I spoke to Mavis , co-founder of the house of hope orphanage which CamWomen has been sponsoring and working with for the past years. It is sad to see that even little children, orphans, are going through the psychological trauma caused by the crisis. I was even told one night, guardians and orphans had to leave their house under the rain and fled into the forest to avoid physical abuse. I also stumbled upon another report from journalist Mimi Mefo describing how a pregnant women had to give birth in a camp after fleeing their villages…

A compound in Nkwen is hosting over 30 displaced anglophone. Amgst them are a set of twins and another baby born out of home as military brutality forced even pregnant women out of their villages. They got here without dresses and feeding is a problem. You can help via: 675956204 pic.twitter.com/VpkdYfu6cJ